Improved belt-awl



S. Y. BEACH, OFHSEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT.

\ Len-m Patent No. 90,485, daad May 25,1869.

INIPROVED BINET-WL The Schedule referred to in *these Letters Patent andmaking part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, S. Y. BEACH, of Seymour,in the county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented anew Improvement in Belt-Awl; and

I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, irl- Figurel, a side view of the instrument, as an awl;

Figure 2, detached from the handle, as a needle;

Figure 3, a side view; and

Figure 4, a longitudinal central section, as in operation. l l

The object of this invention is the construction of an awl, which shallanswer the usual purpose of making the hole iu the belt, and, also, 'ofa needle, to facil.- itate the passing of the lacing through the belt;and consists in splitting the upper, or shank-end of the awl, so as toform a pair of forceps, to receive and hold the end of the lacing, anddraw it through the perforation in the belt.

To enable others to make and use my improvement, I will fully describethe same as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Y l

A is the awl, of the form generally in use.

The shank-end is slitted, as seen in fig. 2, and formed so that the twoends spring closely together, and so that they may he opened, and graspthe end of the lacing, as seen in fig. 3.

The slitted end of the awl is inserted into a handle, B, to operate llasa common belt-awl.

The several holes may be bored, while in this oo ndition; then the awl,is taken from the handle, the end of the lacing placed within the graspof the slitted end, as seen in fig. 3, and the awl used as a needle, tofaf cilitate the process of sewing through the previouslyformedperforations. Or, if preferred, the lacing may be grasped and placedinto the handle, as seen in fig. 4, the first perforation formed, theneedle drawn through from the handle, then the handle replaced, a secondper foration formed, and the lacing drawn through in like manner asbefore.

Having fully described my invention,

What I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A belt-awl, constructed with a slitted shank-end, substantially in themanner and for the purpose set forth.

S. Y. BEACH.

Witnesses:

J oHN E. EARLE, J omi H. SHUMWAY.

